This Week in Virology

TWiV is a weekly netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick. Brought to you by four university professors and a science writer.

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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 69 days 16 hours 28 minutes

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episode 1077: EtOH and viruses at McGill


Vincent travels to McGill University in Montreal, Canada to join Angela for a discussion of the careers and the research of two faculty members, Corinne Maurice and Jesse Shapiro, and their PhD trainees Anshul Sinha and Sana Naderi....


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 January 7, 2024  1h45m
 
 

episode 1076: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin


In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin highlights global circulation of Mpox virus, reviews the most recent statistics on the circulation of respiratory syncytial virus, influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 virus in the US, and discusses the clinical...


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 January 6, 2024  27m
 
 

episode 1075: Fit viruses, parasites, sick chickens


For the last episode of 2023, TWiV describes how ancient chicken remains reveal the increase of fitness and virulence of Marek’s disease virus, and the diversity and dissemination of Leishmania virus in the pathogenic protozoan Leishmania...


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 December 31, 2023  1h53m
 
 

episode 1074: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin


In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses the outcomes of SARS-CoV-2, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus infection in pediatric communities under the age of 18 years, the treatment of infants with the human monoclonal...


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 December 30, 2023  45m
 
 

episode 1073: Taming the shrew and barring Epstein-Barr virus


TWiV explains a study showing that ost traits shape virome composition and virus transmission in wild bats, rodents, and shrews, and development of a gB nanoparticle vaccine that elicits a protective neutralizing antibody response against Epstein-Barr...


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 December 24, 2023  1h38m
 
 

episode 1072: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin


In his weekly clinical update Dr. Griffin discusses the annual economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus in adults in the US, recombinant or standard-dose influenza vaccine in adults under 65 years of age, maternal vaccine effectiveness against...


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 December 23, 2023  38m
 
 

episode 1071: Giant viruses and virophages with Matthias Fischer


Vincent visits the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg, Germany to speak with Matthias Fischer about his career and his research on giant viruses, virophages, and their plankton hosts. Host:  Guest:  Subscribe (free):...


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 December 17, 2023  1h10m
 
 

episode 1070: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin


In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses monkeypox and chickenpox co-infection in southern Nigeria, vaccine effectiveness against influenza A, SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody titers in maternal blood, umbilical cord blood, and breast...


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 December 16, 2023  40m
 
 

episode 1069: European CDC with Eeva Broberg


From the European Society for Clinical Virology meeting in Milan, Vincent speaks with Eeva Broberg about her career and her work at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Hosts:  and  Guest:  Subscribe (free):...


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 December 10, 2023  57m
 
 

episode 1068: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin


In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses developmental impairment in children exposed during pregnancy to maternal SARS-COV2, vagus nerve dysfunction in the post-COVID-19 condition, and humoral immunity to an endemic coronavirus is...


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 December 9, 2023  16m